Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-29


wells. Fargo a Ccmpsny'a Express
10 addition 10 this ws understand tbl
Uaitea States Pest Ofiee Department
has standing reward of 500 each To-
the arrest and conviction Of persona en-
gaged IN rohbing the mails"
From information received by him
q neral Manager Tovne said this fore
noon. in reference 10 the affair: "TheFl
we're fvs shots fred from the bank by
the ROBBERS into tie express ear aftei
the train had been brought 30 a stop
The robbers had placed ties On thI
track and q red signal vas waived 3.
step. when the train csme 10 q stand
still the engineer and fireman we're or
dered 20 get of the enQine. which they
did. Thea they were each given q sticl
Of giant powder and told thai they mos
compel the mail aReBta and express
messenger 70 open the car, or the rob
bers would, with revolvers, compel thea
30 light the dynamite 10 destroy shl
cars. Under thair threats che expires
messenger and mail agonts abandoned
their ears. TIE robbers than nncoupiei
the locomotive, express and mail car
from the train. cot % the engine and
ran down The track tvo miles.
There they stopped and took all ths
money they could hnd. The money Oh
tanned from Wells, Fargo 4 %. va
about 5000. No passenger vas mo
Tested. Tie robbers did not enter tht
passenger ears. When the r0eoeEi
vent away on the locomotive, which
they appeared to be able 10 run, they
left The engineer and fireman standing
beside the track. The engineer and
fireman followed the course taken and
took the locomotive and cars hack
70 the train and ptoceeded west.
ward. No one vas injured.
have not vet heard aa 10 whether The
mail vas Fihed. Additional facts wers
received concerning the robbery 10 dis
patches 20 Wells, Fargo a Go. Theae
we're TO the effect that the train was held
up three miles east Of 81 Paao. In cas.
The mail was robbed, ~ we'll - the ex-
pFess. No one waa injured By the shoot
Inc. When the news vas carried back
N Pantano concerning the ro5oeEy,
United States Marshal Mead and hla
deputy and tWo Deputy sheEins and
two others started After the trail.
The locomotive and cars we're found
al the whistlinq post about q mile west
Of PApaeo. The engine was dead" J"
the headlight put cut and the aif brakes
on. There vas no trace of the r0beera.
Marshal Meade sent for troops 10 Fora
Lowell, and IS soldiers left there Ai
o'clock this morning TO scoar the coun-
try. Ofioer Harris was expected 70 ar
rive soon. and another party with In
dian trAileFa were expected TO arrive
from Yuma 10 hunt for the robbers.
Colonel Wilder. Superintendent of the
Mail Service, said this afternoon ne
had Just received q dispatch from MI.
True, Mail Agent Of the route between
Los Angeles and Deming, concerning
lhe robbery. The mail express agents
were given Just one and one-half mia
ntes 10 get out under threats OF being
blown mp with 800 ponds OF dynamite
and they al once got out. The express
saved 5000 from the robbers
By hastily hiding it. The extent OF the
mail robbery, Colonel Wilder did not
know. Mr.. True has teleQraphea that
be would send the particulars frsm
Los Angeles. The express was running
light on shis trip.
wanted for Many Crimes.
SAE Antonio TIKI. April 2S.-James
Reed, the alleged wife murderer. Was
captured here today. Two years ago
United States soldier. In company with
three citizens. murdered an cid ieWellef
named Block for his valuables, In MatA-
(Mex.l. The murderers we're
napluFed and sentenced 10 be shot.
r sed and Williams escaped, stole some
liue horses and re-crossed into Mexico
md we're present at the execution Of
heir fellows IN crime. Reed made his
Aay 10 California, where IL is alleged be
numerous Fobbsriea and has
slain TIVE men. The international com
pli0ation now arises. Mexico has 9
sentence Of death passed upon him, and
California wants him for crimes. dc
denies being the party wanted, bue tne
officers say they cannot be mistaken 10
his case.
consideFing the Alaska Fisheries.
WAsHuorox, April 2s.-The State Be-
paKtment Ia carefully considering tne
question OF the Jurisdiction Of the
United States over the Alaskan fur seal
fisheries. The statement made 1n the
Parliament yesterday 10 the
effect that communications on the sab
set had been sent By that governments
10 Secretary BaygFd IL denied at the
State Department and Il 10 said that all
touching the fisheries
had been carried on directly With the
Of Great Britain. This
fact ID IA believed will bring out state
ment from the Stats Department of
which complaint has bean made % o.
tawa. The United States laws. nnder
which several British Columbian vessels
usre seized last season By the Revenue
Gutter OOEwin, are more than tHenty
years old and the question OF confifct
between them and the Laws Of Nations
"a one peculiarly knotty and difhcult OF
sstslement. The fact that this question
has been raised Strengthens the Depart
ment Of State In the determination 70
continue to pursue the temperate oourae
Il has 90 far followed IN tie negotiations
with Great Britain concerning the
haheRiss.
TIE vast Alaskan fisheries are th0ught
10 be ~ valuable 10 this country e the
Nova sooiian inland fisheries, and the
State Department is necessarily obliged
10 % shape its construction OF the avs
and treaties a. 10 preserve the riRhs OF
the Uuited States 20 the exclusive
enjoyment Of the Alaakan nsheries
while mainsaininR the treaty rights OF
ouF hshermen In the North AmaKioan
waters. It is held that there oannoe bo
too constructions Of the lag and any
position assumed By the Department
mast spoly equally 10 the Atlantic ana
Pacific waters.
Death Of . Pioaeeg Printer
sAA FRAxomoo, April B.- William n.
Bevina. q pioneer printer, aged 20 years.
died last night from the shock foliouinR
she anpusation Of q lee. Bevins came
here In lsl9 and wsa engaged - toe
cass up 10 nine years ago when %
settled down 10 . country life.
Death q . Pioneer JadGa.
saS FRAnoEsoo, April 3.-EK- Ju6Re
GoFdoa n. Mott died st the residenoe OF
his son, John II. Mott. Of thia oity. yes
tesday, at tbs aRe Of T5 years. he had
been oonhDsd 20 his bed for more than
Q year 10 consequences Of Injuries re-
ceived from . runaway team. MOtt vas
a pi gnser, having srrtEed hsFs IN le49.
The deceased waa eieetsd County SndGa
Of SutfsF county 10 1850. and when tne
Tenth Judicial DistFict vas formed be
vas appointed Jadgs OF the new oourt.
In 1861 Mott Gas appointed BY Pfesi-
dent Liacoin District Justice 81 Nevada
Territory. Three years lAtsF be ues
elected 30 The lower house % Congress
and served oue term. JudRe Mott Saa
the principal second and advisor Of Hon.
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